Share this story with children who have difficulty staying focused
long enough to complete assignments or who insist they have a better way
to do things! Kids in grades K through 6 will learn:
- Strategies to tackle a task
- How to Ignore distractions
- How to ask a teacher or other adult for help to get the job done to
completion
RJ's way of doing things isn't working out for him, especially in math
class. His teacher is concerned because so many of his assignments are
missing or incomplete. RJ blames his classmates Norma (who picks her
nose) and Rodney (who burps the alphabet) for distracting him during
class. With support from his mom and dad, RJ learns how to ask for
help and stay on task. By learning how to do things the right way the
first time, RJ discovers he no longer has to do his work over and over
and over again.
This storybook is the fifth in Julia Cook's BEST ME I Can Be! book
series, which teaches children that social skills can make home life
happier and school more successful. The skills are part of the Boys
Town Education Model(R) that has improved student behavior and
classroom climates in hundreds of schools across the country. Many of
the same techniques can also be found in the strategies that comprise
Boys Town's Common Sense Parenting(R) program. Tips for parents and
educators on how to teach kids self-control, patience, how to ask for
help, and staying focused included at the end of the picture book. 31
pgs.
The book series also includes:
- The WORST Day of My Life EVER!
- I Just Don't Like the Sound of NO!
- TEAMWORK Isn't My Thing, and I Don't Like to SHARE!
- SORRY, I Forgot to Ask!
- THANKS for the FEEDBACK... (I THINK?)
- I Can't Believe You SAID That!